Paul Lahaye was a Progressive Conservative party

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

 member of the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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. Born in Batiscan, Quebec

Batiscan, Quebec

Batiscan is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It is located along the Saint Lawrence River at the mouth of the Batiscan River.-History:...

, he was a farmer and life insurance agent by career. From 1922 to 1949 he was secretary-treasurer of his regional school board. Between 1945 and 1948 he was secretary-treasurer of the municipality of Batiscan, Quebec

Batiscan, Quebec

Batiscan is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It is located along the Saint Lawrence River at the mouth of the Batiscan River.-History:...

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He was first elected at the Champlain

Champlain (electoral district)

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 riding in the 1958 general election

Canadian federal election, 1958

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. After serving his only term, the 24th Canadian Parliament

24th Canadian Parliament

The 24th Canadian Parliament was in session from May 12, 1958 until April 19, 1962. The membership was set by the 1958 federal election on March 31, 1958, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1962 election.It was controlled by a...

, Lahaye was defeated in the 1962 election

Canadian federal election, 1962

The Canadian federal election of 1962 was held on June 18, 1962 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 25th Parliament of Canada...

 finishing in third place behind winner Jean-Paul Matte

Jean-Paul Matte

Jean-Paul Matte was a Canadian politician and a Member of the House of Commons.-Background:He was born on November 18, 1912 in Saint-Tite, Mauricie and was a merchant and farmer.-Political career:...

 of the Liberal party

Liberal Party of Canada

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 and Origène Arvisais of the Social Credit party

Social Credit Party of Canada

The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...

. Lahaye was also unsuccessful in another attempt to return to Parliament at the Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata riding in the 1965 election

Canadian federal election, 1965

The Canadian federal election of 1965 was held on November 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 27th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson was re-elected with a larger number of seats in the House...

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